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BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS | FISCAL YEAR 2020 Table of Contents KEY POINTS IN THE PRESIDENT’S FY 2020 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION........................................................................................... 1 ACCOMPLISHMENTS.......................................................................................................................... 2 ADVANCING INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS...................................................................11 LEADING THE WAY: THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION..................................................... 14 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION....................................................................................... 22 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION....................................................................................... 32 FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION....................................................... 40 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION................................................. 46 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION......................................................................................... 50 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION..................................................................................... 56 PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.............................. 60 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION......................................................................................................... 64 SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.............................................. 68 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY............................................................................................................ 72 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL........................................................................................78 SUPPORTING SUMMARY TABLES................................................................................................... 82 iii
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Technical Notes › Tables presented in this document may not add due to differences in rounding. › The use of brackets in tables indicates a “non-add” entry. › Time frames in this document represent fiscal years (FY). › Full time equivalent employment (40 hours of work for 52 weeks a year) is identified as FTE throughout this document. › The Department of Transportation has both General Funds (GF) and Trust Funds (TF). Tables in this document use GF and TF indicators to specify the source of funds in each appropriation account. Acronyms FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration MARAD Maritime Administration PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration SLSDC Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation OIG Office of the Inspector General OST Office of the Secretary CR Continuing Resolution FTE Full Time Equivalent GF General Fund TF Trust Fund SF Special Fund FAST Act Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-94) BUILD Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development INFRA Infrastructure for Rebuilding America iv
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS | FISCAL YEAR 2020 KEY POINTS IN THE PRESIDENT’S FY 2020 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Budget › $2 billion to fund transportation grants in the request continues to reflect the President’s BUILD and INFRA programs (in addition to strong support for investing in and improving the $1 billion for the INFRA program provided our Nation’s transportation infrastructure. To by the FAST Act); address this important priority, the President is › $1.4 billion in resources for FAA’s requesting $84 billion to fund the programs NextGen program; within the Department of Transportation. This › $1.5 billion for existing and new grant funding will enable the work of the Department agreements in the Federal Transit to continue at a steady pace, and will provide Administration’s Capital Investment the resources needed to address the emerging Grants Program; technologies that will transform transportation in the future. › $500 million in transit state-of-good-repair grants; About 75 percent of the resources requested for › $330 million in rail grants; and, Transportation come from mandatory funding › $550 million in transitional grants to States to provided in authorization bills. The President’s implement a transformative restructuring of the request continues the authorized funding levels for Amtrak long-distance network. the Highway Trust Fund consistent with the fifth and final year of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act ($58.7 billion). Additional details on each of these funding Similarly, the President’s request also funds the proposals are included in the chapters for each fully authorized level for the Federal Aviation Operating Administration later in this document Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement along with reference tables. Program funded by the Airport and Airway Trust Fund ($3.35 billion). The remaining 25 percent of the President’s request supports Transportation programs that are funded through discretionary general fund appropriations and represents $21.4 billion. This includes: 1
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS U.S. Department of worked closely with local and State officials on hurricane response, including for Harvey, Transportation (2017-2018) Maria, Florence, and Michael. FHWA provided response actions following Under the leadership of the 18th Secretary Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in the of Transportation, Elaine L. Chao, the U.S. summer/fall of 2017, including oversight of Department of Transportation (DOT) has focused FEMA Mission Assignments to deploy FHWA efforts to serve the United States by ensuring a staff to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands safe, fast, efficient, accessible and convenient to aid in recovery and reconstruction efforts. transportation system that meets our vital The FHWA also provided activation and national interests, creates jobs and enhances the reporting actions related to Hurricanes Lane, quality of life of the American people, today and Florence, and Olivia, Tropical Storms Gordon into the future. and Isaac, and Typhoon Mangkhut in the summer of 2018. Safety MARAD’s Ready Reserve Force, which is used frequently through MARAD’s no-cost SafeStor ✔ Positive Train Control (PTC) initiative, provides a last measure of protection Implementation: To facilitate and hold to First Responder vehicles, boats, equipment, railroads accountable for fulfilling this life- and even personnel during severe weather saving statutory mandate, FRA has taken events. This use of reserve ships provides for dozens of actions, including conducting more resilient local community emergency research, engaging stakeholders, providing response by protecting equipment loaded onto financial assistance, and assessing civil vessels until storms pass. This was used for penalties. Due to FRA’s vigilance and successive hurricanes in TX, FL, SC, and VA. facilitation required railroads either met the ✔ Safety Data Initiative: In 2018, the December 31, 2018, statutory deadline for Department launched the new Safety Data fully implementing PTC systems, or submitted Initiative to leverage the latest innovations requests demonstrating they met or exceeded in data analytics to help identify and address the statutory criteria for an alternative emerging safety risks. The initiative has hosted schedule provided for by law. forums and launched multiple pilot programs, ✔ Emergency Response: In March 2017, a fire including a rural speed project and a data collapsed a major bridge overpass on I-85 in integration and visualization competition. The Atlanta, GA. Within 12 hours, DOT awarded Initiative has provided State and local officials $10 million for emergency repairs and with new cutting-edge tools and best practices provided critical logistical support. The bridge to identify risks and formulate policy responses. reopened just 49 days later. DOT has also 2
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS | FISCAL YEAR 2020 ✔ Human Trafficking Training: The update the rules that establish airworthiness Department helped protect the most vulnerable standards for general aviation aircrafts. by launching new human trafficking training The FAA’s previous safety standards were for airline industry personnel through the Blue originally written in 1965 and were based Lightning Initiative with the Department of on 1950s and 1960s airplane designs. The Homeland Security. By the end of 2018, DOT old standards ensured adequate levels of will have helped facilitate the training of more safety, but lacked flexibility to accommodate than 120,000 airline employees, 55,000 DOT rapidly developing technological innovations. employees, and 20,000 Amtrak employees. Today, instead of telling manufacturers how DOT also facilitated the launch of A21’s “Can to build general aviation airplanes, the FAA’s You See Me?” public awareness campaign at regulations set performance standards and O’Hare, JFK, LaGuardia, Dulles, and over 20 allow general aviation manufacturers to Amtrak stations (expansion continues). develop the designs and innovations to meet ✔ Commercial and General Aviation Fatal those standards. Accident Rates: Due to FAA’s risk-based ✔ Crash Preventability Demonstration data driven approach to enhancing aviation Program: August 2017, FMCSA kicked safety, FAA has successfully met the goals for off the Crash Preventability Demonstration reducing commercial air carrier fatalities per Program to study the preventability of eight 100 million persons on board by 50 percent crash types. The program notes the crash and reduced the general aviation fatal accident determination in the Safety Measurement rate to no more than one fatal accident per System and provides motor carriers with their 100,000 flight hours by 2018. alternative Crash Indicator BASIC measures ✔ Safety Management Systems (SMS): The and percentiles without crashes found to be FAA required all commercial air carriers to not preventable. To date, over 8,000 crashes implement safety management systems and have been submitted by over 2,500 different receive FAA certification by March 9, 2018. companies. As of September 29, 2018, the FAA worked collaboratively with industry to requests have resulted in over 3,700 not define SMS and to ensure all carriers were preventable determinations. approved prior to the deadline. ✔ Published the Public Transportation ✔ Runway Incursion Mitigation and Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) and Public Surface Safety Programs: The Runway Transportation Safety Certification Incursion Mitigation Program has resulted Training Program (PTSCTP) final rules: in improvements at 28 locations. As of With these actions, FTA completed the August 2018, incursions were reduced from regulatory framework for the National Public 297 to 8, saving lives as well as airline Transportation Safety Program as authorized equipment and revenue. by Congress. Taking a risk-based safety management system approach, FTA reduced ✔ Aircraft and Technology Certification: The the cost of the PTASP rule from $71 million FAA published one of the largest revisions for the version proposed in 2016 to $31 to its regulations in history, which went into million for the version finalized in 2018. effect in August 2017. The new regulations 3
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ✔ Certified 27 State Safety Oversight (SSO) ✔ Improving the safety of cars and trucks Programs: Federal law requires States with on our roads: Oversight of safety defects rail transit systems to obtain FTA certification and compliance with federal safety standards of their SSO Programs by April 15, 2019. By for all motor vehicles resulted in 900 recalls federal law, the deadline cannot be waived or affecting over 42 million vehicles in 2017. extended. As of the end of FY 2018, FTA has To date in 2018, there have been 22 recalls certified 27 of 31 rail transit SSO Programs in affecting over 29 million vehicles. advance of this important safety deadline. ✔ Grants to improve 9-1-1 system: To improve ✔ Activated and deployed reserved ships emergency response and public safety operated for the Department of Defense’s throughout the Nation, NHTSA together Missile Defense Agency: These two, DOT- with the National Telecommunication and owned ships provide for missile defense Information Administration published a rule to activities, including mission support for provide for grants to support next generation ballistic missile defense tests. These ships are improvements to the 9-1-1 system. operated by a commercial ship manager under ✔ Enhancing pipeline safety technology— contract with MARAD, provided over 56 days plastic pipe final rule: On November 20, of underway service for the year 2018, over 2018, PHMSA published the Plastic Pipe 32 days during FY 2019, with one currently Final Rule in the Federal Register. The underway in the Pacific Ocean. rule addressed petitions from industry, as Used frequently through MARAD’s no- well as safety issues identified by PHMSA cost SafeStor initiative, this provides a last staff, inspectors, and standard development measure of protection to First Responder committee members. These amendments vehicles, boats, equipment, and even incorporated newer technologies, standards, personnel during severe weather events. This and practices related to the installation and use of reserve ships provides for more resilient operation of plastic gas piping. This rule will local community emergency response by result in safety improvements and $32 million protecting equipment loaded onto vessels until in annual cost savings. storms pass. This was used for successive ✔ “Check the box” nationwide hazardous hurricanes in TX, FL, SC, and VA. materials safety initiative: On August 1, ✔ Leading the Nation to combat drug 2018, PHMSA introduced its “Check the Box” impaired driving: Drug-impaired driving has public safety initiative aimed at increasing joined alcohol-impaired driving and distracted public awareness of the dangers of not driving as a cause of needless crashes on our declaring and properly packaging hazardous roadways. NHTSA has launched a public materials before shipment. Developed education program to raise awareness of the through a partnership with the Air Line Pilots risks of driving impaired by illicit drugs, Association, the initiative has gained support prescribed medicines, or over-the-counter from the U.S. Postal Service, United Parcel products. The initiative will also strengthen Service, FedEx, Amazon, the American programs that support safety programs to Trucking Associations, and eBay. ensure that all Americans have access to safer roads and highways. 4
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS | FISCAL YEAR 2020 ✔ Installation of hands-free mooring (HFM) October 1, 2018, over 35,000 authorizations technology at U.S. seaway locks: On have been granted in controlled airspace using September 19, 2018, the SLSDC completed this capability. installation of HFM technology at its U.S. ✔ Autonomous Vehicles: Removing Barriers Eisenhower Lock in Massena, New York. to Innovation and Enhancing Safety: To This state-of-the-art technology eliminates facilitate the safe testing and development traditional line handling functions during of components and vehicles that together commercial lockages and allows ships to could comprise advanced Automated Driving transit more safely and efficiently, while also Systems (Levels 4 and 5), NHTSA released enhancing workplace and operational safety “AV 2.0, A Vision for Safety,” guidance that conditions. called for Voluntary Safety Self Assessments by developers and manufacturers, and outlined Innovation 12 safety elements that should be addressed ✔ Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the assessments as well as guidance for Integration Pilot Program (IPP): DOT State and local governments. In October has established a UAS Integration Pilot 2018, DOT released “Preparing for the Future Program, with ten local governments and of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0.” private partners to gather data for safely This non-regulatory approach will promote advancing beyond-line-of-sight operations innovation, which DOT believes could save over people and package deliveries in selected lives, reduce congestion, and expand mobility. jurisdictions and to determine future “rules of ✔ Commercial Space Transportation: FAA the road” for time, place, and manner of drone plays a critical role in commercial space operations. The Secretary of Transportation transportation, ensuring the protection of announced the selection of 10 State, local, public safety during launch and reentry and tribal governments as participants in the operations and encouraging, facilitating, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot and promoting the U.S. commercial space Program (IPP). First announced last October, transportation industry. The FAA licensed a this White House initiative partners the FAA record number of launches in FY 2018—a with local, State, and tribal governments, total of 32 commercial space launches, 14 which then partners with private industry to more than were launched in FY 2017. In order safely explore the further integration of to keep pace with a quickly expanding and drone operations. innovative industry, and to allow the industry ✔ Low Altitude Authorization and to continue its growth without regulatory Notification Capability (LAANC): The burden, the FAA has laid the groundwork for FAA collaborated with industry to deploy an streamlining and updating its commercial automated system known as LAANC, used to space regulations. process airspace authorizations for small UAS ✔ Published the Strategic Transit Automation operators nationwide. LAANC was deployed Research (STAR) Plan: FTA’s STAR plan at nearly 300 air traffic control facilities outlines an FTA research agenda for transit bus covering approximately 500 airports. As of automation over five years. The plan provides a framework for the transit industry to pursue 5
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION transit bus automation in a safe, efficient, and Rebuilding Our economically sound manner. ✔ AV National Dialogue on Highway Nation’s Infrastructure Automation: The FHWA initiated a national ✔ Infrastructure: DOT has issued $2 billion in conversation with partners and stakeholders, INFRA and BUILD (previously “TIGER”) as well as the public at-large, to receive grants in FY 2018 using the administration’s broad input on key areas of interest and criteria for infrastructure, including local prepare FHWA programs and policies to leverage. For BUILD, rural projects received incorporate automation considerations. about 30 percent of funds over the past decade; Titled the “National Dialogue on Highway this year, it was 64 percent. DOT contributed Automation”—a series of meetings held about $65 billion to improving infrastructure in across the country over six months—FHWA calendar year 2018. facilitated information sharing and identified ✔ Airport Infrastructure: In FY 2018, the key issues to support the transportation FAA awarded $3.46 billion in grants to 1,300 community to safely and efficiently integrate airports across the country, making vital automated vehicles into the road network. investments in the Nation’s transportation ✔ Research, Development, and Deployment infrastructure. These grants include of Advanced Technology: For the first time, investments in runways, taxiways, aircraft FRA’s Automated Track Inspection Program parking areas, terminals at small airports, (ATIP) surveyed more than 100,000 miles aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles, in a single year, 2017. Using advanced snow removal equipment, and firefighting sensors and noncontact measurement training facilities. systems, ATIP vehicles detected 4,396 ✔ International Aviation Agreements: The substandard track conditions. FRA engaged Department crafted international aviation a new ATIP data management contractor for agreements that increased travel opportunities advanced analytics. FRA issued a request for for Americans, and added jobs and economic information and comment on the potential opportunities for U.S. passenger and benefits, costs, risks, and challenges to freight airlines in key foreign countries. A implementing automated railroad operations. previously negotiated agreement with Brazil FRA led a Departmental forum with the went into effect. Understandings were Association of American Railroads related reached with Qatar and the United Arab to enabling vehicles to detect, recognize, and Emirates to protect American air carriers react to the status of a grade crossing. from competitors with market-distorting ✔ Safe pilot program for collaborative subsidies. The Understandings also introduced research on motor vehicles with high or transparency and fair business practices in the full driving automation: In order to develop air transportation market that will benefit the a program for safe testing and development traveling and shipping public. of highly automated vehicles, NHTSA is ✔ Data Communications (DataComm): engaging with stakeholders to consider DataComm technology supplements voice elements of a pilot program for testing communication between air traffic controllers innovative technologies on public roads. and pilots with digital text-based messages. 6
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS | FISCAL YEAR 2020 This helps pilots and air traffic controllers ✔ Implemented a State Maritime Academy communicate more efficiently and effectively, ship sharing program: Coordinating the and with less risk of miscommunication than usage of training ships by State Maritime with voice. DataComm is expected to save the Academies to meet the licensing requirements industry more than $10 billion and the FAA helps offset the current shortage of shipboard $1 billion over the 30-year life cycle of the training capacity and graduate more mariners program. The FAA completed the deployment to meet our national security needs. of DataComm services at 62 airports. ✔ Infrastructure renewal projects: Since ✔ Reoriented competitive grant funding 2017, the SLSDC has invested $26 million toward rural and small urban areas: for 14 different capital infrastructure renewal To ensure that the benefits of public projects, as part of its on-going Asset Renewal transportation investment reach underserved Program (ARP). Several of these projects areas of the country, FTA directed a greater are among the most significant in the 10-year share of its competitive grant funding towards history of the ARP and include construction rural and small urban areas (i.e., areas having of a new ice-class tugboat, installation of the a population less than 200,000). In FTA’s two hands-free mooring system, and replacement largest competitive grant programs (excluding of concrete at Eisenhower Lock. the Capital Investment Grants program), the In 2017 and 2018, the SLSDC experienced portion of funding that was awarded to rural noticeable gains in the movement of global and small urban areas in the first two years of trade through the St. Lawrence Seaway. this Administration increased to 42 percent, as Because of the composition of its traditional compared to 34 percent during the last year of cargo base (raw materials, bulk goods, and the previous Administration. iron and steel), Seaway commercial traffic ✔ Restored the Maritime Security Program has historically been a leading indicator of the Fleet (MSP) to the full authorized 60 ship Nation’s general economic condition. In 2017, level: Restoring MSP fleet to full authorized commercial trade through the St. Lawrence levels strengthens National Security and Seaway increased 9 percent, as compared to allows MARAD and the US Merchant marine 2016, with more than 38 million metric tons to meet its Department of Defense of cargo moved to and from the Great Lakes mission requirement. region. Additionally, the 4,127 commercial ✔ MARAD processed and approved the vessel transits were the highest total since application for the first offshore liquefied 2011. natural gas (LNG) export terminal in the ✔ Construction of new SLSDC ice-class Gulf of Mexico: The deep-water port will tugboat: In September 2017, the SLSDC support our Nation’s expanding energy export awarded a contract for $24 million to a U.S. business by providing the capability to shipyard for construction of a new Tundra process 12 million metric tons of LNG per 3600 ice-class tugboat to replace the SLSDC’s year for export. current, 60-year-old Robinson Bay tug. The new tugboat is scheduled for delivery in September 2019. The stationing in the St. 7
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Lawrence River of a new ice-class tug with Workforce Development this ice breaking capability and power will improve the safety and efficiency of Seaway and Job Creation operations, particularly during the opening ✔ Increased Jobs Via International and closing periods of the Seaway. Agreements: The Department helped to ✔ Leveraging Transportation Dollars create jobs in the U.S. transportation industry through the Build America Bureau: The through international agreements, including Build America Bureau drives transportation transportation equities with Mexico and infrastructure projects by providing financing Canada for the United States-Mexico-Canada for a wide range of projects, including toll Agreement and the Auto Chapter of the roads, bridges, public transit systems, intercity Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. DOT, passenger rail, freight rail, multi-modal working with USTR, secured an agreement terminals and Transit Oriented Development. from Japan to accept seven U.S. Federal Key Bureau objectives are to increase access Motor vehicle Safety Standards. DOT also to credit for rural projects, new project types helped Kenya achieve compliance with U.S. and jurisdictions that have not historically standards and regulations and establish non- received Bureau assistance. The Bureau stop flight service from Nairobi to New York serves as a “one-stop shop” to streamline through the Safe Skies for Africa program, credit opportunities, provide technical furthering trade and business opportunities assistance and encourage innovative best between the two countries with the first non- practices in project planning, financing, stop flight taking place on October 29, 2018. delivery, and monitoring. The Bureau ✔ Aviation Workforce Symposium: The also promotes the use of public-private FAA held its first “Aviation Workforce partnerships (P3s) by developing and sharing Symposium,” in Washington, D.C., on expertise with stakeholders interested in September 13. The Symposium featured the possible P3 arrangements to facilitate project sharing of strategies and best practices for development, construction, operations, and ensuring an adequate supply of qualified pilots financing, when appropriate. Under Secretary and aircraft mechanics, by representatives of Chao’s leadership, the Department has closed industry, labor, educational and vocational approximately $10 billion in loans and Private institutions, and other government agencies. Activity Bond allocations, leveraging scarce Federal dollars to construct over $25 billion in ✔ MARAD began the acquisition of the infrastructure projects across the country. next generation of training ships: This recapitalization effort continues the approach of the Federal Government’s support to merchant mariner training and demonstrates a strong commitment from the Administration for the U.S. Maritime industry. This purpose built, multi-mission ship provides a modern training platform, and highly capable federal asset at best value to the Nation. 8
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS | FISCAL YEAR 2020 ✔ United States Merchant Marine Academy ✔ Provided ground breaking regulatory reaccreditation and sea-year restoration: The Guidance for Trucking Companies U.S. Merchant Marine Academy regained its full Transporting Agricultural Commodities accreditation in 2017. Sea-year training which was and Guidance Concerning the Use cancelled in 2016 is now fully restored. of Commercial Vehicles for Personal ✔ PHMSA training center receives prestigious Conveyance: Implemented new regulatory international accreditation: in March of guidance concerning the applicability of the 2018, after an intense 15-month preparation Hours of Service rules to trucking companies and review period, PHMSA’s State pipeline transporting agricultural commodities inspector Training and Qualification Center and clearly identify the point at which the (TQ) received full accreditation from the Federal Hours of Service rules apply to International Association for Continuing such operations and to better ensure drivers Education and Training (IACET). Located understand the flexibility of the rules and in Oklahoma City, this state-of-the art facility avoid violating the restrictions. provides training to federal and State pipeline ✔ Transit Regulatory Reform: FTA reduced inspectors and accident investigators from regulatory burdens by approximately $86 throughout the United States. Accreditation million. FTA’s deregulatory achievements from IACET validates the Center’s professional include: publishing the Private Investment training efforts and allows PHMSA to issue Project Procedures (PIPP) final rule to continuing education credits for its courses. facilitate private investment in public transportation capital projects; raising FTA’s Making Transportation More real estate appraisal threshold from $500,000 Efficient and Affordable to $1,000,000, reducing by over 20 percent the number of transactions that grantees ✔ Reducing Regulatory Costs: Costs from DOT must submit; implementing risk-based grant rules have decreased by $1.4 billion under reporting that requires reporting only annually the current Administration, including a 23-1 instead of quarterly for grants under $2 deregulatory-to-regulatory ratio in million, reducing the reporting burden by 37 FY 2018. percent and eliminating 4,300 reports each quarter; publishing a joint rule with other ✔ FAA Regulatory Reform: Consistent with the DOT modes on Environmental Impact and President’s Executive Order requiring Federal Related Procedures that enables projects to agencies to cut two regulations for every new move more expeditiously through the Federal one, the FAA has effectively implemented environmental review process; and rescinding regulatory reform efforts, while maintaining a two rules and seven circulars. safe system. All deregulatory actions taken by ✔ Environmental Reviews: To advance the FAA provides benefit to the industry or to the potential for intercity passenger rail the American taxpayer with no adverse effect on improvement projects, FRA is completing safety. For fiscal year 2018, the FAA completed environmental reviews, assessments, and five deregulatory actions with an estimated impact statements. Recent examples include annualized cost savings of $64.3 million. issuing: the record of decision for Brightline, 9
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION allowing the privately funded passenger permits and approvals to adopt innovative rail project to begin construction from solutions that improve safety. For example, West Palm Beach to Orlando, Florida; draft PHMSA issued a special permit that doubled environmental impact statement for the Texas the service life of composite cylinders used Central Railway from Dallas to Houston; and by firefighters across the country in self- final environmental impact statement and contained breathing apparatus resulting in a record of decision to enhance passenger rail cost savings to local communities of more service on the 850-mile, north-south corridor than $600 million over 15 years. between Oklahoma and Texas. ✔ Partnerships in highway safety programs: ✔ Railroad Regulatory Reform: Among In 2018, DOT’s collaboration with State the many regulatory reforms FRA has Traffic Safety Officials included the launch of completed are: a digital platform for the submission of Traffic • Exemption from National Historic Safety Plans and grant applications. This Preservation Act reviews for some activities new system will allow states to save time and within rail rights-of-way. money in the future by updating prior plans and applications, rather than re-creating the • Passenger equipment safety standards materials each year. final rule for safe implementation of interoperable, high-speed service; alternate crashworthiness and occupant protection requirements, and advanced technology. • Withdrawal of electronically controlled pneumatic brakes mandate for certain high- hazard flammable trains travelling over 30 miles-per-hour. • Hours-of-service paperwork reduction final rule providing an automated recordkeeping option tailored to small operations while supporting compliance with Federal hours- of-service laws. • Extension of system safety program rule and training rule effective dates. ✔ Permitting Reform: The One Federal Decision MOU is an unprecedented level of collaboration in the environmental review process. It will establish a lead agency and 2-year track for joint federal approvals, down from a decade or longer in many cases. ✔ Special permit to reduce costs for local firefighters: PHMSA continued to use special 10
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS | FISCAL YEAR 2020 ADVANCING INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS By the end of FY 2018, the Department made The Department of Transportation has: available more than $63.9 billion in FY 2018 multi- › Distributed the entire $56.2 billion in formula modal discretionary and formula transportation funds from FY 2018; investments and $1.6 billion in FY 2017 discretionary funds. This marks a significant step › Announced $7.8 billion in discretionary grant forward in funding the Administration’s ambitious availability from FY 2018; and, infrastructure goals. › Awarded $5.8 billion in FY 2017 and FY 2018 discretionary grants to specific recipients. The Department is committed to revitalizing America’s infrastructure using federal dollars as Major grant programs including infrastructure for seed money to encourage additional infrastructure Rebuilding America (INFRA), Better Utilizing investment by states, localities and private sector Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD), partners. Utilizing significantly increased levels and the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) of appropriations in FY 2018, more investment is are examples of DOT programs fulfilling these reaching areas and projects with the greatest impact. objectives. Highlights include: Additionally, historic investment through DOT’s programs in FY 2018 has begun to address the long- BUILD Transportation awaited infrastructure needs of rural communities, Discretionary Grant Program streamlined project delivery, and invested in transformative projects that benefit all Americans. › In April 2018, the Department published a NOFO allowing applicants to apply for The Department has released Notices of Funding $1.5 billion in discretionary grant funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for nearly 90 percent of with a due date of July 18, 2018. This triples the funding from FY 2018 to solicit applications, past funding provided for this flexible grant and many have been closed or awarded. Overall, program focused on innovative projects that the Department has made an unprecedented have significant local or regional impact. infrastructure investment in America by making › FY 2018 BUILD Transportation grants are available more than $65.5 billion for key projects. for investments in surface transportation infrastructure and will be awarded on a competitive basis to projects with significant local or regional impact. 11
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Infrastructure for Rebuilding Transit America (INFRA) Program › In April 2018, the Department’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced › In June 2018, the Department announced over approximately $264 million in project $1.5 billion in proposed grants through the selections to improve the safety and reliability INFRA discretionary grant program. These of America’s bus systems and enhance mobility proposed awards are from a NOFO that for transit riders across the country. A total of combined funding from both FY 2017 and 139 projects in 52 states and territories will FY 2018. receive funding from FTA’s Buses and Bus › These proposed awards will leverage an Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program. estimated $6.1 billion in additional funds from › In June 2018, the FTA announced a NOFO state, local and other funding sources. Together soliciting applications under the Buses and Bus an estimated investment of over $7.6 billion Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program will be spent on transportation infrastructure. for $366 million. Grant awards were made on › INFRA grants will support the Administration’s September 25, 2018. The funds assist in the commitment to fixing our nation’s crumbling financing of buses and bus facilities capital infrastructure by creating opportunities for projects, including replacing, rehabilitating, all levels of government and the private purchasing or leasing buses or related sector to fund infrastructure, using innovative equipment, and rehabilitating, purchasing, approaches to improve the necessary processes constructing or leasing bus-related facilities. for building significant projects, and increasing accountability for the projects that are built. › In addition, the Department has announced the following Small Starts Grant Agreements: Airport Improvement Program (AIP) • $56.2 million Laker Line BRT in Grand Rapids, MI (February 9, 2018) › The Airport Improvements Program provides • $16.9 million East Corridor First Coast Flyer funding for high-priority airport construction BRT in Jacksonville, FL (March 7, 2018 projects with an emphasis on maintaining and improving the safety and efficiency of the • $22.5 million for SMART commuter rail approximately 3,300 airports in the national extension in San Rafael, CA (April 9, 2018) airport system. • $43 million for Swift II BRT in Everett, WA (April 9, 2018) • Over $3 billion has been awarded to airports throughout the country • $29.9 million for Prospect MAX BRT in Kansas City, MO (April 9, 2018) • On September 27, 2018 Secretary Chao announced the first installment, $205 million, • $75 million for IndyGo BRT in Indianapolis, of an additional $1 billion in supplemental IN (May 15, 2018) AIP funding provided by Congress. • $75 million for Tacoma Link inTacoma, WA (May 15, 2018) 12
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS | FISCAL YEAR 2020 • $75 million for Bus Rapid Transit in increased efficiency. Twenty nine shipyards Albuquerque, NM (August 29, 2018) received grant awards. Rail Highways › The FRA has issued NOFOs under the In addition to highways receiving major funding Consolidated Rail infrastructure and Safety through the BUILD and INFRA programs, Improvements program totaling $568 million, highway bridge projects can receive a share of a of which $203 million for grants to support total $225 million in Competitive Highway Bridge the implementation of Positive Train Control Program (CHBP) grants. (PTC) were awarded on August 24, 2018. There is a further $343 million available for safety and infrastructure improvements. Pipelines and Hazardous Materials › In September 2018, PHMSA announced a total of $90 million in funding to States for pipeline safety and emergency preparedness. One highlight is the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant program, totaling $22 million. This assists State and local governments, as well as Native American tribes, in safely and efficiently handling hazardous materials accidents and incidents. In addition, these funds will provide a comprehensive approach to emergency planning and training. Maritime › In June 2018, MARAD announced a NOFO soliciting applications under the America’s Marine Highway Grants for $5 million. Grants were awarded on August 8, 2018. These grants support projects that are part of a designated Marine Highway project and will assist with mitigating landside congestion. › In July 2018, MARAD awarded over $20 million in grants for Small Shipyards. These grants support capital improvements and 13
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LEADING THE WAY: THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION Today’s transportation systems provide our sector innovation and focusing on collaboration, citizens with safe and reliable options that reflect uniformity, and interoperability to accelerate the best of 21st Century technology. While much testing, validation, and deployment of new of the Department of Transportation’s budgetary life-saving technologies. Through ongoing resources and oversight are dedicated to managing collaboration with industry, the Department will today’s transportation systems, we are also keenly address the barriers that challenge the rollout of focused on the enormous potential presented by higher-level Automated Driving Systems in the emerging technologies to transform and expand United States. our transportation options. We welcome these changes. But at the same time, we recognize The FY 2020 request includes support for: our responsibility to maintain the safety of transportation. › Collection of real-world motor vehicle crash occupant-based injury data which will be The President’s FY 2020 Budget request of increasing relevance for the potential includes funding to support the integration and alternative seating arrangements that may be advancement of several new technologies that present in vehicles with Automated are changing transportation. Some key examples Driving Systems; are highlighted below. › Research to support decisions on the removal of potential barriers for Automated Vehicles; Automated Driving Systems › Research on system safety performance and crashworthiness of Automated Vehicles; The FY 2020 funding request supports ongoing › Understanding of Driver Engagement research of Automated Driving Systems, including with automated vehicles, particularly as complex safety-critical electronic control systems, the expectations of human behavior and vehicle cybersecurity, and new and emerging system behavior become intertwined and technologies that can help drivers avoid crashes interdependent in their effects on safety; and, and save lives. › Enforcement activities critical to the agency’s Program activities will concentrate resources on ability to remove unsafe motor vehicle the most promising safety-enhancement segments equipment from the Nation’s roadways and the of automation, which have the potential to address development of new assessment processes for the high percentage of serious crashes caused by Automated Driving Systems. human error. These efforts will support America’s global leadership in the safe deployment of highly automated vehicles by empowering private- 14
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS | FISCAL YEAR 2020 Unmanned Aircraft Systems › Research data which will generate technical information for the development of policies Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) technology and guidance materials and provide risk and represents the fastest growing sector in aviation threat analysis to support FAA decision-making today. UAS, more commonly referred to as on emerging UAS threats to aviation safety. drones, are being used every day to inspect infrastructure, provide emergency response Commercial Space support, survey agriculture, and to go places Since 1995, the FAA has been responsible for that are otherwise dangerous for people or other commercial space launch and reentry activities vehicles. Entrepreneurs around the world are including licensing, permitting, and safety exploring innovative ways to use drones in their inspection functions. The commercial space commercial activities. As a result, the FAA must market in the United States continues to grow, develop the most efficient, effective, and safe which produces challenges that reach beyond ways to integrate UAS into the National Airspace the number of launches and re-entry activities. System (NAS). This goal must also include a For example, increased orbital debris, both robust security framework to support the full during launch and reentry, can jeopardize the integration of this technology into our safe operation of the NAS. New types of space aviation system. vehicles like balloons and winged launch/ re-entry vehicles create complex challenges for The FY 2020 President’s Budget request includes licensing and operations. Soon, commercial $202.6 million for: human spaceflight operations, like space tourism, will create new challenges for FAA’s Commercial › The Unmanned Air Traffic Management Space Office. System, which will pair with the traditional Air Traffic Management System; The FY 2020 President’s Budget requests $64.6 › Remote Identification of UAS—which will million for Commercial Space activities such as: provide more accurate and critical data about who is flying where and their intentions; › Safety and operation activities to keep pace › Funding for staff to review and approve with rapidly increasing demand for commercial applications, maintain the IT system, and space licenses, permits, safety approvals, pursue continued development of payload determinations, inspections, and safety standards; launch/re-entry activities; › Training and outreach activities; › Funding to support the Space Data Integrator, › Research on UAS technologies that directly replacing the current manual process, which impact safety of the NAS and that will will enable FAA to reduce the amount of cover UAS-specific technical issues such as airspace closed off to other users and release integrations of UAS-NextGen systems, detect airspace that is no longer at risk as the mission and avoid systems and communications with progresses; and, air traffic control; and, › Program funding for risk-based research to improve safety and efficiency of space traffic through the NAS and will provide information 15
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for developing improved assessment methods › Continue to balance the need to mitigate safety and the regulations governing launch and risks without inhibiting technological and reentry sites and operations. operational enhancements; › Modernize regulations to incorporate safety Safety and Regulatory Efficiency management principles into design and manufacturing environments; and, The Department continues to identify opportunities › Establish an early engagement Innovation to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens and Center to facilitate the development of new modernize regulations while maintaining a standards and guidance to promote the safe and strong commitment to safety throughout our efficient adoption of emerging technology and Nation’s transportation system. For example, processes for aviation applicants. the FAA published five deregulatory actions in FY 2018, with a cost savings of $66.1 million and no significant regulatory actions. FAA’s two Likewise, the FY 2020 budget request will deregulatory actions in FY 2019 have already support NHTSA’s efforts to improve safety provided $6 million in cost savings and the agency while reducing regulatory costs and burdens by anticipates publication of three more deregulatory developing, reforming, or updating the Federal actions this fiscal year. Considered the global Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) leader and “gold standard” in civil aviation, and other regulations in the key areas of crash the FAA is committed to incorporating new avoidance, crashworthiness, post-crash safety, innovations like UAS and Commercial Space into consumer information, and fuel economy. The the airspace system. In January 2019, Secretary requested funding will enable NHTSA to: Chao announced proposed new rules to allow nighttime UAS flights and UAS operations over › Review its regulatory portfolio; people without waivers under certain conditions. › identify opportunities to safely address unnecessary regulations and control To achieve the next level of safety, efficiency regulatory costs; and global leadership, while keeping pace with a › Expand capabilities for advances in safety dynamic aerospace industry, the FY 2020 request technology that reduce fatalities and injuries will support FAA’s efforts to: and increase efficiencies; › Continue progress on mandated regulations, › Streamline Commercial Space launch and such as those that enhance motor coach and re-entry requirements; child passenger safety in MAP-21 and tire › Continue advancement for emerging safety in the FAST Act; and technologies to transition and operate safely › Continue to conduct analytical work to support in the NextGen environment; fuel economy rulemaking for future years. › Seek public input to identify major UAS safety and security issues to other aircraft, people on FRA is also actively reforming regulations the ground or to national security; to reduce the cost of compliance, consistent with minimum safety standards. For example, 16
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS | FISCAL YEAR 2020 FRA updated passenger equipment regulations to establish alternate crashworthiness and occupant protection standards that allow for the development of advanced technology and increase safety benefits. The FY 2020 budget request will allow the agency to reduce costs and unnecessary burdens that delay infrastructure projects, cutting red tape and delivering infrastructure and safety improvements more rapidly to spur economic growth. 17
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION in millions of dollars FY 2019 Annualized FY 2020 FY 2018 Continuing FY 2019 President’s Account Actual Resolution Enacted Budget FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: 18,000.7 18,000.7 17,451.9 17,105.0 OPERATIONS (GF/TF) 10,211.8 10,211.8 10,410.8 10,340.0 FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT (TF) 3,250.0 3,250.0 3,000.0 3,295.0 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT (TF) 188.9 188.9 191.1 120.0 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS (GF) 1,000.0 1,000.0 500.0 0.0 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS (Oblim) (TF) 3,350.0 3,350.0 3,350.0 3,350.0 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION: 47,449.4 47,452.4 49,211.8 47,404.1 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS (Oblim) (TF) 44,234.2 44,234.2 45,268.6 46,365.1 EXEMPT OBLIGATIONS (TF) 596.8 599.4 599.4 639.0 EMERGENCY RELIEF (TF) 93.4 93.8 93.8 100.0 HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS (GF) 2,525.0 2,525.0 3,250.0 300.0 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (Non-add) [442.7] [442.7] [449.7] [456.8] CANCELLATIONS (Non-add) [0.0] [0.0] [0.0] [-209.7] FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION: 844.8 657.8 666.8 675.8 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS & PROGRAMS (Oblim) 283.0 283.0 284.0 288.0 (TF) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS (Oblim) (TF) 561.8 374.8 382.8 387.8 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION: 947.2 947.2 966.3 929.3 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH (GF) 200.6 200.6 204.0 151.0 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH (Oblim) (TF) 149.0 149.0 152.1 155.3 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS (Oblim) (TF) 597.6 597.6 610.2 623.0 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION: 13,480.5 13,480.5 13,460.2 12,416.1 TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS (Oblim) (TF) 9,733.4 9,733.4 9,939.4 10,150.3 CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS (GF) 2,645.0 2,645.0 2,552.7 1,505.2 WASHINGTON METRO (GF) 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (GF) 113.2 113.2 113.2 110.6 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & TRAINING (GF) 5.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS (GF) 834.0 834.0 700.0 500.0 RESCISSION -- TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS (GF) (Non-add) [0.0] [0.0] [-46.6] [0.0] FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION: 3,091.4 3,091.4 2,890.9 1,998.6 NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO AMTRAK (GF) 650.0 650.0 650.0 325.5 NATIONAL NETWORD GRANTS TO AMTRAK (GF) 1,291.6 1,291.6 1,291.6 611.0 RAILROAD RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (GF) 40.6 40.6 40.6 19.0 SAFETY & OPERATIONS (GF) 221.7 221.7 221.7 213.1 SAFETY USER FEE (GF) 0.0 0.0 0.0 -50.0 18
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS | FISCAL YEAR 2020 CONTINUED... U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION in millions of dollars FY 2019 Annualized FY 2020 FY 2018 Continuing FY 2019 President’s Account Actual Resolution Enacted Budget CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY 592.5 592.5 255.0 330.0 IMPROVEMENTS (GF) STATE OF GOOD REPAIR (GF) 250.0 250.0 400.0 0.0 RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT GRANTS (AMTRAK 20.0 20.0 5.0 550.0 LONG DISTANCE ROUTES) (GF) MAGNETIC LEVITATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 PROGRAM (GF) RRIF CREDIT SUBSIDY (GF) 25.0 25.0 17.0 0.0 CANCELLATIONS (Non-add) [0.0] [0.0] [0.0] [-55.7] PIPELINE & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 270.4 270.6 273.3 254.5 ADMINISTRATION: OPERATIONAL EXPENSES (GF) 23.0 23.0 23.7 24.2 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY (GF) 59.0 59.0 58.0 53.0 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS (TF) 26.4 26.6 26.6 28.3 PIPELINE SAFETY (GF) 139.0 139.0 142.0 127.0 PIPELINE SAFETY (TF) 23.0 23.0 23.0 22.0 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION: 979.6 979.6 1,115.4 682.5 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING (GF) 513.6 513.6 149.4 377.5 STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS (GF) [300.0] [300.0] 345.2 [242.3] SHIP DISPOSAL (GF) 116.0 116.0 5.0 5.0 ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS (GF) 20.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM (GF) 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 MARITIME GUARANTEED LOANS (TITLE XI) (GF) 30.0 30.0 3.0 0.0 PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (GF) 0.0 0.0 292.7 0.0 CANCELLATIONS (Non-add) [0.0] [0.0] [0.0] [-25.0] SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT 40.0 40.0 36.0 28.0 CORPORATION (TF) INSPECTOR GENERAL (GF) 92.2 92.2 92.6 92.2 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY: 1,977.7 1,989.4 1,386.2 2,491.5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES (GF) 112.8 112.8 113.9 118.0 NAT’L SURFACE TRANSP. AND INNOVATIVE FINANCE 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 BUREAU (GF) TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 14.0 14.0 7.9 8.0 (GF) OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS (GF) 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.0 19
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTINUED... U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION in millions of dollars FY 2019 Annualized FY 2020 FY 2018 Continuing FY 2019 President’s Account Actual Resolution Enacted Budget FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL (GF) 6.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE (SF) 133.7 145.4 145.4 150.5 PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS (TF) 155.0 155.0 175.0 125.0 NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS (BUILD) (GF) 1,500.0 1,500.0 900.0 1,000.0 INFRASTRUCTURE FOR REBUILDING AMERICA GRANTS (GF) 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,035.0 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY (GF) 23.5 23.5 8.5 22.0 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE (GF) 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZ. & 5.1 5.1 4.0 3.0 OUTREACH/MBRC (GF) TOTAL GROSS BUDGETARY RESOURCES 87,174.0 87,001.7 87,551.3 84,077.6 PHMSA USER FEE OFFSETTING RECEIPT -139.0 -139.0 -142.0 -127.0 Cancellations/Rescissions 0.0 0.0 -46.6 -290.4 TOTAL BUDGETARY RESOURCES (AFTER ADJUSTMENTS) 87,035.0 86,862.7 87,362.7 83,660.1 DISCRETIONARY SUBTOTAL 27,275.5 27,275.5 26,510.4 21,422.8 MANDATORY SUBTOTAL 59,759.4 59,587.2 60,852.3 62,237.4 EMERGENCY RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 1,374.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISRATON 330.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTATION 114.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 GF = General Fund, TF = Trust Fund, SF = Special Fund. Budgetary Resources includes appropriations, obligation limitations, and FHWA and OST mandatory programs. Does not reflect transfers. 20
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